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Ctenolepisma lineata

Ctenolepisma lineata

Pescadito de Plata de Cuatro Líneas

Family: Lepismatidae
Order: Zygentoma
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Ctenolepisma lineatum, the four-lined silverfish, is a species of silverfish of the order Zygentoma. It is rather stouter and less shiny with all the appendages (antennae and 3 "tails") being noticeably longer. The abdomen is often marked with dark brown lines.

This species is native to southern Europe but is now found throughout most of the world, aside from polar and cooler temperate regions (e.g. the British Isles), as an accidental introduction. It is found both indoors and outdoors and can be a nuisance pest.

Recent studies on this species in Europe suggest that, due to speciation, there is enough geographical variation to justify splitting into several species, with one form already having been given specific status as Ctenolepisma almeriense from south-eastern Spain.

Lepisma pilifera Lucas, 1840, which was considered a synonym of C. lineatum, is now treated as a synonym of Thermobia aegyptiaca (Lucas, 1840).

Source: Wikipedia, article Ctenolepisma lineata. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 338530
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El Pinar
Canelones
Uruguay
06/20/2019
Mauricio Silvera



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
135417420/06/2019UruguayCanelonesEl PinarMauricio Silvera
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Ctenolepisma lineata – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.